Jemmali, Trabelsi, or both??

June 6th, 2006 | By: Bessam | 2 Comments »

Hatem Trabelsi

David Jemmali

Its always great when you have two great players in one position. Is there a way however to use them both at the same time.

This is the problem as well as the blessing of the Tunisian team.

We have David Jemmali, who is voted the best right back in the French League I by his fellow players this year. Jemmali has a deep connection to his Tunisian roots even though he was born in France. He chose to play for Tunisia and some people speculate he would have been chosen for France in the place of Chimbonda had not he elected to play for Tunisia.

Then we have Hatem Trabelsi, who is looked upon in Europe as one of the best right backs in the world. Many huge Clubs are bidding for Trabelsi because he is leaving Ajax and he is in demand because of his never ending energy and solidity on defense as well as his amazing propencity for deep runs into enemy territory.

I am not a simple man(when i cook i mix all the spices that i like sometimes it works , sometimes it doesnt). My suggestion is to play them both at once. The question is how? Is it possible form Jemalli to play on the left? Is it possible for Trabelsi to play right midfield? >and that way he can run forward as he loves to do and Jemmali will have his back in case the ball is lost.

Either way I like them both but i love what Jemmali adds to the team, he is a classic Tunisian in many ways, slim build , tall, energetic.

Please feel free to add your thoughts as well as start up a discussion about other people in other positions of the field

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Comments

By Rami | June 6th, 2006 at 9:03 pm

Funny you bring this up Bessam, I’ve actually been wondering in what capacity Lemerre was going to use Jemmali. I think that Trabelsi’s place in the right back role isn’t going to change. He’s one of the pillars of the team and I think that he does best from that spot. no need to mess up a good thing. However, he’s been known to get injured quite often and I feel like Jemmali is Lemerre’s insurance policy. In the case that Trabelsi goes down (and I seriously hope he doesn’t), we will have a very capable player to take his place. I certainly hope Jemmali features prominently in the team though because it would be a shame to leave his skills on the bench. Your idea of using them at the same time is an interesting one, I just wonder what it would do to team chemistry. In the game against Uruguay Lemerre used Jemmali in the center back position to start and then when Jaidi came on, Jemmali moved to his natural position. He admitted later that he much prefers playing there and who could blame him. There is really no definitive solution to this problem but if they feature together I endorse your idea of moving Trabelsi up to the midfield where his vision and passing skills would surely open up Santos for some good opportunities (one such opportunity that comes to mind is the wrongfully dissalowed goal in the African Cup against South Africa). Jemmali is the newcomer and I think that since we brought him on so late, we should adapt to him. Expecting him to play in a completely new spot on a team thats relatively new to him might be a bit too much to ask. Trabelsi is one of the unquestionable leaders of the team and he would move if he had to. Ultimately though, I dont know if this will happen. Trabelsi is just too good at his spot. As you can see, I haven’t really solved the problem. I guess thats why Lemerre gets the paycheck from the FTF!

What do you think of Namouchi’s new role in the midfield? It seems as if he’s been called upon to supply the Jaziri/Santos duo with support and passes.

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By swig | June 9th, 2006 at 7:03 pm

i saw the friendly against the bavarians. jemmali was solid at left back, but didn’t look very comfortable and didn’t get forward.
when yahya came on for trabelsi, jemmali switched to right back and did better, especially in combination with essediri.
again, it doesn’t solve the dilemma.

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